High School Football America
This is it folks, do-or-die time to make the high school football post-season in the Cornhusker State. And, while you might think that eight weeks of action would make this week a tune-up for the most, there's plenty of team's still fighting to get into the field of 16 in Class A, the state's biggest classification.
The Omaha World-Herald's Stu Pospisil takes a look at who has to do what to get in, including how Omaha Burke can finish 6-3 and not have a chance to play-on.
Also, below are the latest Associated Press High School Football rankings for this week.
Class A
1. Millard South (8-0), 1, def. Omaha Northwest 64-6, at Millard North.
2. Lincoln Southeast (7-1), 2, def. Lincoln East 17-10, at Kearney.
3. Papillion-La Vista (7-1), 3, def. Omaha Westside 38-24, at Millard West.
4. Elkhorn (6-2), 4, def. Lincoln Southwest 41-14, Norfolk.
5. Omaha Creighton Prep (6-2), 5, def. Bellevue West 49-13, at Omaha South.
6. Millard West (6-2), 6, def. Bellevue East 27-7, Papillion-La Vista.
7. Omaha North (6-2), 8, def. Papillion-La Vista South 35-14, at Bellevue West.
8. Norfolk (6-2), 10, def. Kearney 28-7, at Elkhorn.
9. Millard North (5-3), NR, def. Omaha Burke 13-10 OT, Millard South.
10. Omaha Burke (5-3), 7, lost to Millard North 13-10 OT, at Papillion-La Vista South.
Class B
1. Aurora (8-0), 1, def. Hastings 41-7, Adams Central.
2. Omaha Skutt Catholic (8-0), 2, def. Waverly 33-17, Platteview.
3. Adams Central (8-0), 4, def. Northwest 56-6, at Aurora.
4. Waverly (7-1), 3, lost to Omaha Skutt Catholic 33-17, at Gretna.
5. Gering (7-1), 6, def. Sidney 37-7, Scottsbluff.
6. Blair (7-1), 7, def. South Sioux City 40-7, Mount Michael Benedictine.
7. Plattsmouth (6-2), 8, def. Omaha Gross Catholic 21-13, Nebraska City.
8. Omaha Gross Catholic (6-2), 5, lost to Plattsmouth 21-13, at Ralston.
9. Seward (5-3), 10, def. Columbus 27-21 2OT, Columbus Lakeview.
10. McCook (6-2), NR, def. Holdrege 35-21, Ogallala.
Class C1
1. Boys Town (7-0), 1, def. Douglas County West 47-0, at Omaha Roncalli Catholic.
2. Hastings St. Cecilia (7-0), 2, def. St. Paul 61-0, at Grand Island Central Catholic.
3. Norfolk Catholic (7-0), 3, def. Pierce 21-14, Wayne.
4. Syracuse (7-0), 4, def. Raymond Central 42-7, at Fairbury.
5. Chadron (6-0), 5, def. Kimball 45-6, at Hershey.
6. Grand Island Central Catholic (7-0), 6, def. Central City 30-6, Hastings St. Cecilia.
7. Broken Bow (7-0), 7, def. Valentine 43-7, at Cozad.
8. Crofton (6-1), 8, def. Battle Creek 35-28, Pierce.
9. Gothenburg (6-1), 9, def. Cozad 36-7, at Ainsworth.
10. Gordon-Rushville (6-1), NR, def. Ainsworth 33-6, at Kimball.
Class C2
1. Blue Hill (7-0), 1, def. Sandy Creek 28-3, Sutton.
2. Ponca (7-0), 2, def. Hartington Cedar Catholic 36-27, Randolph.
3. Aquinas Catholic (7-0), 4, def. Friend 40-0, at Malcolm.
4. Elmwood-Murdock (6-1), 5, def. Yutan 54-7, at Weeping Water.
5. Hartington Cedar Catholic (5-2), 3, lost to Ponca 36-27, Homer.
6. Ravenna (6-1), 8, def. Fullerton 49-14, at Sandy Creek.
7. Oakland-Craig (6-1), 9, def. Creighton 27-15, Scribner-Snyder.
8. Archbishop Bergan (5-2), 10, def. Stanton 28-8, at Lutheran High Northeast.
9. Elm Creek (6-1), NR, def. Kearney Catholic 39-14, at Cambridge.
10. West Point Central Catholic (5-2), NR, def. Scribner-Snyder 35-0, Stanton.
Class D1
1. Bancroft-Rosalie (7-0), 1, def. Humphrey 52-6, at Lyons-Decatur Northeast.
2. Howells (6-1), 2, def. Lyons-Decatur Northeast 64-0, at Clarkson.
3. Palmer (7-0), 3, def. Osceola 50-16, at McCool Junction.
4. Burwell (6-1), 4, def. West Boyd 50-22, at North Central.
5. Giltner (6-1), 5, def. Axtell 38-7, at Silver Lake.
6. Shelby (6-1), 6, def. Nebraska Christian 62-6, at Osceola.
7. Johnson-Brock (7-0), 7, def. Omaha Christian Academy 54-14, at Mead.
8. Silver Lake (7-0), 8, def. Shelton 40-12, Giltner.
9. Exeter-Milligan (6-1), 10, def. Dorchester 50-8, at Pawnee City.
10. Maxwell (5-2), NR, def. Eustis-Farnam 52-12, at Callaway.
Class D2
1. Ewing (7-0), 1, def. Chambers 49-42, Elgin.
2. Humphrey St. Francis (7-0), 2, def. Prague 76-0, at Nebraska Lutheran.
3. Bloomfield (7-0), 3, def. Lynch 52-16, Stuart.
4. Pleasanton (7-0), 5, def. Sargent 26-6, at North Loup-Scotia.
5. Sterling (6-1), 6, idle, at Lewiston.
6. Hampton (6-1), 7, def. Litchfield 35-18, at Sargent.
7. Sargent (6-1), 4, lost to Pleasanton 26-6, Hampton.
8. Hayes Center (6-1), 8, def. Banner County 87-15, at Potter-Dix.
9. Anselmo-Merna (6-1), 9, def. Ansley 38-12, at Brady.
10. Lawrence-Nelson (6-1), 10, def. Harvard 45-6, Bruning-Davenport.
